§ Mr. Adam Hunterasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the income from prescription charges in Scotland for the years 1974, 1975 and 1976.
Extraordinary expenses portion of Rate Support Grant Authority 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 £ £ £ Fife Regional Council … … … 26,093 — — Kirkcaldy District Council … … … 6,742 28,372 8,673 Grampian Regional Council … … … 744,693 2,150,609 2,191,395 Aberdeen City District Council … … … 211,810 — — Banff and Buchan District Council … … … 149,631 208,547 146,061 Gordon District Council … … … 161,092 318,243 227,302 Kincardine and Deeside District Council … … … 51,941 155,470 50,658 Moray District Council … … … 37,046 6,790 7,208 Highland Regional Council … … … 431,942 907,929 2,464,704 Inverness District Council … … … 57,660 31,255 19,514 Ross and Cromarty District Council … … … 168,049 81,587 99,878 Strathclyde Regional Council … … … 24,666 159,839 257,128 Argyll and Bute District Council … … … 10,521 8,323 6,415 Cunninghame District Council … … … — — 896 Tayside Regional Council … … … 33,283 100,771 268,514 Orkney Islands Council … … … 20,495 — 105,787 Shetland Islands Council … … … 315,095 647,364 1,326,739 Western Isles Islands Council … … … 49,241 94,901 119,128 Totals … … … £2,500,000 £4,900,000 £7,300,000